Catherine Benson spent most of her childhood in Scotland and now lives in Bradford. Her poems have been published in many anthologies for both children and adults, and have been broadcast on BBC radio. Her first adult collection, It Must Have Been a Sunday, was published by Smith|Doorstop. She has won prizes in several competitions: the Peterloo, Buxton, Templar, Scottish National, TES, Oldie, New Statesman and The Spectator.

Untitled As Yet was published by Smith|Doorstop in 2013.